Stock flat, gold and Bitcoin shine

The week began with equities markets flat, with the Nasdaq up a few points and the TSX, S&P and Dow down a few points. Sectors on Bay Street were mixed with utilities and industrials up and discretionary and materials down.

Goeasy jumped 4.39%, Athabasca Oil 3.3%, Stelco 3.66%, but the two most-traded names were lost ground: TD at -1.03% and Baytex -3.11%. WTI slipped 0.5% to $86.50 a barrel, but gold kept climbing to a new high of $2,357 an ounce.

Similarly, Bitcoin flirted with new highs around $71,700. Major movers among U.S. stocks included Albemarle up 6.67%, Tesla 4.9%, Fortinet -3.55% and Paramount Global -7.6%. The U.S. 10-year yield inched up to 4.422%.

🏛 goeasy (GSY-T) +4.39%

🛢 Athabasca Oil Sands Corp (ATH-T) +3.3%

⛓ Stelco Holdings Inc. (STLC-T) +3.66%

🏛 Toronto Dominion (TD-T) -1.03%

🛢 Baytex Energy Corp (BTE-T) -3.11%

⛏ Albemarle Corp (ALB-N) +6.67%

🚗 Tesla Inc (TSLA-Q) +4.9%

💻 Fortinet Inc (FTNT-Q) -3.55%

🎞 Paramount Global (PARA-Q) -7.6%